Browse Blog - Lesson Plans
Amy Trenkle on Glogging Class Greats
Jul 5 2011
Posterboard and rubber cement may work for some projects, but students can also avoid the mess—and incorporate audiovisuals—by making glogs (virtual posters) online. [...] »
Ron Gorr on Socratic Seminars with Primary Documents
Jun 6 2011
Anchor Socratic seminars in primary sources and watch your students work together to arrive at historical understanding. [...] »
Mike Yell on a Strategy for the Use of Textbooks in the History Classroom
Jun 1 2011
Students aren't always working with primary sources. Seventh-grade history teacher Mike Yell leads students in getting the GIST of secondary sources. [...] »
Michael Yell's Strategies for Using Primary Sources in Your Classroom
May 9 2011
Combine strategies to create new techniques! Mike Yell combines DBQs and Response Groups. [...] »
Ron Gorr on Go to the Source (GTTS) Activities
May 4 2011
Primary sources are crucial for historical study. AP history teacher Ron Gorr suggests ways to better incorporate them into lesson plans. [...] »
Anthony Pellegrino's Classroom Simulations: Begin with Paris
Apr 27 2011
Re-enact the Paris Peace Conference with your students, and let them experience dissatisfaction (or satisfaction) with the results themselves. [...] »
The Conspirator in the Classroom
Apr 15 2011
With the new film, The Conspirator, out in theaters, here are a few resources to help you explore the story of Mary Surratt and America's first presidential assassination. [...] »
Searching for Sesquicentennial Sources
Apr 1 2011
Teaching the Civil War? With the sesquicentennial kicking off, resources are popping up left and right! [...] »
Michael Yell Motivates Students with the Mystery Strategy
Mar 7 2011
Piece together history from a handful of clues with 7th-grade teacher Michael Yell's Mystery strategy. [...] »
Ron Gorr's Trifecta: Primary Sources, Technology, and Student Interaction in One Activity!
Feb 7 2011
How can you bring 21st-century teaching into curriculum you've already developed and use? AP U.S. History teacher Ron Gorr substituted online and in-person research and discussion for a quiz and a lecture. [...] »
